Kurtjar
The Kunggara, also known as Kuritjara, are an indigenous Australian people of the southern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. Language The Kunggara spoke Gurdjar language, Gurdjar, which had two dialects, ''Gunggara'' and ''Rip.'' Gavan Breen did a salvage study of the language, drawing on information obtained during an interview with one of the last speakers, Elsie McKillop, conducted at Bloodwood. Country In Norman Tindale's estimation, the Kunggara's tribal territory covered some , centered on the Staaten River and running south to thSmithburne Riverand Delta Downs Station, Delta Downs. The limits of their inland extension lay arounStirlinganLotus Vale Neighbouring tribes were the Maikulan and Maijabi. Alternative names * Gilbert River tribe * ''Gunggara'' * ''Koonkurri'' * ''Kuri'tjari'' * ''Kutjar'' * ''Ungorri'' Source: Notes Citations Sources

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Gurdjar Language
Gurdjar (Kurtjar) is a Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... There are two dialects, Gurdjar proper (Gunggara), and Rip (Ngarap, Areba).RMW Dixon (2002), ''Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development'', p xxxii Kunggara is another name for one or the other. Phonology Consonants Vowels Kurtjar also has a diphthong /ua/. References {{Pama–Nyungan languages, Paman Paman languages Extinct languages of Queensland ...
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